Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SERICINS
Noun
sericins
plural of sericin
Source: Wiktionary
SERICIN
Ser"i*cin, n. Etym: [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)
Definition: A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also silk gelatin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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